Sandford Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.48° N 1.79° W

Sandford Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Sandford Bay sea temperature is
14.1°C
0.8° 

Sandford Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Sandford Bay today (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sandford Bay at 7PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 01). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Afternoon (01 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (01 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

Table - waves today at Sandford Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue morning, light winds from the SSE by Thu afternoon).

Tue
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
4
1.2
S
5
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.4
NNW
6
0.6
NNW
6
0.6
NNW
6
0.5
N
12
0.8
N
12
1.1
N
11
1.1
N
11
1
N
11
0.9
N
10
0.8
N
10
0.8
N
10
0.7
N
10
0.6
N
9
0.7
N
9
0.6
N
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
73
6
6
5
5
14
29
29
71
172
305
282
229
175
123
122
89
61
81
57
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
WNW
20
WNW
20
WSW
20
W
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
S
20
SSW
15
W
25
WNW
20
NW
15
SE
5
SSE
20
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:09PM3.14m
4:18AM3.30m
4:46PM3.00m
5:02AM3.11m
5:30PM2.83m
Low Tide
9:57AM0.19m
10:08PM0.47m
10:36AM0.38m
10:50PM0.60m
11:20AM0.63m
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:07
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:06
8:02
8:00
 mm
1
4
1
Temp °C
14
16
17
16
13
11
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
14
14
15
16
17
16
16
16
Feels °C
8
10
12
11
8
6
7
8
9
9
8
8
8
9
11
13
11
13
13
15
13
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